Nobel Prizes 2011
Chemistry
- The Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Dan Shechtman
"for the discovery of quasicrystals"
Economic Sciences
- The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel
Thomas J. Sargent
"for their empirical research on cause and effect in the macroeconomy"
Christopher A. Sims
"for their empirical research on cause and effect in the macroeconomy"
Literature
- The Nobel Prize in Literature
Tomas Tranströmer
"because, through his condensed, translucent images, he gives us fresh access to reality"
Peace
- The Nobel Peace Prize
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
"for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women's rights to full participation in peace-building work"
Leymah Gbowee
"for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women's rights to full participation in peace-building work"
Tawakkol Karman
"for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women's rights to full participation in peace-building work"
Physics
- The Nobel Prize in Physics
Saul Perlmutter
"for the discovery of the accelerating expansion of the Universe through observations of distant supernovae"
Brian P. Schmidt
"for the discovery of the accelerating expansion of the Universe through observations of distant supernovae"
Adam G. Riess
"for the discovery of the accelerating expansion of the Universe through observations of distant supernovae"
Physiology or Medicine
- The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Bruce A. Beutler
"for their discoveries concerning the activation of innate immunity"
Jules A. Hoffmann
"for their discoveries concerning the activation of innate immunity"
Ralph M. Steinman
"for his discovery of the dendritic cell and its role in adaptive immunity"